Foldable Transportable Multiple Function Pilates Exercise Apparatus and Method
First Claim
1. A foldable Pilates exercise apparatus comprising:
- a generally rectangular framehaving a head end,a foot end,a hinged left side rail having a head section and a foot section, so that its head and foot section may be folded to an upright position, anda hinged right side rail, parallel to the left side rail, the right side rail having a head section and a foot section, so that its head and foot section may be folded to an upright position;
a movable carriage mounted on the frame, such that the carriage may be moved along the left rail and right rail between the head and foot ends, the carriage having a generally flat upper surface;
a counterbalance mechanism, such that the counterbalance mechanism provides assistance in folding the apparatus, and provides resistance when unfolding the apparatus; and
at least one carriage spring member having a first end detachably connected to the carriage and a second end detachably connected in proximity to the foot end of the frame.
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Abstract
A multi-function Pilates exercise apparatus featuring a foldable frame (200-203), a counterbalance mechanism (271), a wheeled base (90), a rotatable pulley riser with a flexible pulley mount (112), gear changing apparatus (
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21 Claims
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1. A foldable Pilates exercise apparatus comprising:
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a generally rectangular frame having a head end, a foot end, a hinged left side rail having a head section and a foot section, so that its head and foot section may be folded to an upright position, and a hinged right side rail, parallel to the left side rail, the right side rail having a head section and a foot section, so that its head and foot section may be folded to an upright position; a movable carriage mounted on the frame, such that the carriage may be moved along the left rail and right rail between the head and foot ends, the carriage having a generally flat upper surface; a counterbalance mechanism, such that the counterbalance mechanism provides assistance in folding the apparatus, and provides resistance when unfolding the apparatus; and at least one carriage spring member having a first end detachably connected to the carriage and a second end detachably connected in proximity to the foot end of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for storing and transporting a reformer exercise apparatus having a frame with a head end and a foot end, the frame including a first and second rail, each rail comprising a rail head section attached by a hinge to a rail foot section, the method comprising
folding the reformer frame from an extended lateral position to an upright folded position by lifting a portion of the frame from a point near the center of a rail, providing a counterbalance mechanism to reduce the required lifting force, rolling, on wheels mounted on the foot end of the reformer, the first rail foot section and the second rail foot toward the head of the reformer, pivoting the head sections of the first rail and the second rail on head rail section supports, and continuing to roll the first rail foot sections and the second rail foot section toward the head of the reformer until the reformer is in a folded upright position; -
securing the rails in their upright position; and rolling the folded reformer to a desired position.
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